GLOBAL ecommerce giant amazon is now relying on ocean shipping for next-day delivery in Sweden in an effort to speed shipments while reducing pollution, reports Washington, DC's SupplyChain Dive.
Seattle-based Amazon said it is partnering with sea carrier Stena Line to ferry loaded trucks from sortation centre in Germany or Poland to Sweden.
The increased use of ocean transportation is expected to avoid roughly a quarter of the carbon emissions generated from next-day deliveries.
Amazon began ramping up use of ocean shipping in 2019 in an effort to gain greater control over its supply chain.
Today, the company's logistics arm offers container shipping from mainland China and Hong Kong to the US, UK, EU, and Japan according to its website.
While many companies have pursued alternative modes of transport to lower costs and speed deliveries, Amazon has instead taken an environment-first approach with its Amazon Sea service.
When a customer in Sweden purchases a product, Amazon will locate the item within a European fulfillment centre, pick and pack, and ship it to a sortation centre in Poland or Germany. The product will be consolidated with other shipments and loaded on a truck.
Instead of driving to the final destination, however, the truck will instead board a Stena Line ferry bound for Sweden. From there, the truck moves the shipments to one of Amazon's partner hubs for final delivery.
Amazon said that it's partnered with logistics company Airmee, for example, to move last-mile shipments via bikes.
'We are always looking for innovative ways to transport packages for customers through less carbon intensive methods,' said Amazon country manager Gulfem Toygar.
The ecommerce giant operates more than 170 sea routes across Europe, and plans to increase its short-sea routes, having added 60 this year.
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Seattle-based Amazon said it is partnering with sea carrier Stena Line to ferry loaded trucks from sortation centre in Germany or Poland to Sweden.
The increased use of ocean transportation is expected to avoid roughly a quarter of the carbon emissions generated from next-day deliveries.
Amazon began ramping up use of ocean shipping in 2019 in an effort to gain greater control over its supply chain.
Today, the company's logistics arm offers container shipping from mainland China and Hong Kong to the US, UK, EU, and Japan according to its website.
While many companies have pursued alternative modes of transport to lower costs and speed deliveries, Amazon has instead taken an environment-first approach with its Amazon Sea service.
When a customer in Sweden purchases a product, Amazon will locate the item within a European fulfillment centre, pick and pack, and ship it to a sortation centre in Poland or Germany. The product will be consolidated with other shipments and loaded on a truck.
Instead of driving to the final destination, however, the truck will instead board a Stena Line ferry bound for Sweden. From there, the truck moves the shipments to one of Amazon's partner hubs for final delivery.
Amazon said that it's partnered with logistics company Airmee, for example, to move last-mile shipments via bikes.
'We are always looking for innovative ways to transport packages for customers through less carbon intensive methods,' said Amazon country manager Gulfem Toygar.
The ecommerce giant operates more than 170 sea routes across Europe, and plans to increase its short-sea routes, having added 60 this year.
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